GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1785
TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

Supply of piped water to all households

1785. SHRI RAM KUMAR KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has formulated any plan to provide piped water to all rural
households;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of rural households which have been provided piped water till date,
State-wise; and
(d) the details of measures taken to achieve the objective of providing piped water
to all rural households in a time bound manner?

ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
(SHRI S. S. AHLUWALIA)

(a)& (b) The Ministry has chalked out a strategic goal 2017-2030, wherein the Ministry
aims to achieve ‘Har Ghar Jal’ by 2030 i.e. providing safe & adequate drinking water to
each rural household through coordinated efforts of the State Governments. The goal is to
provide coverage of rural population with piped water supply and household connection
ultimately by 2030 to honour the commitment made by the country in the international
forum while agreeing for United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-2030.
Further, the Ministry has restructured National Rural Drinking Water Program (NRDWP) to
make it competitive, outcome based and result oriented which will help in attaining the
ultimate goal.
(c) The State-wise number of rural households which have been provided piped water till
date is at Annexure.
(d) Rural drinking water supply is a state subject. Under National Rural Drinking Water
Programme (NRDWP), this Ministry provides technical & financial assistance to states to
improve the coverage of safe drinking water in rural areas. The responsibility of
implementation and execution of various water supply schemes under the programme lies
with the State.This Ministry has directed the States to cover the rural households with Piped
Water Supply with sustainable safe source. To achieve this, the States have been advised to
pool more funds from State plan in view of the enhanced devolution of funds under the 14th
Finance Commission and to arrange external assistance or loan from lending institutions
over and above the funding from this Ministry under NRDWP. There is also direct funding
of substantial amount to rural local bodies for various basic services including water supply.
In arsenic & fluoride affected habitations as a short term measure the Ministry has advised
the States to provide 8 to 10 litres water per capita per day by installing community water
purification plants. In 2017-18, there is an allocation of Rs.7050 Crores under NRDWP
(which includes Rs. 2000 crore earmarked for National Water Quality Sub-Mission to
tackle problems in Arsenic / Fluoride affected habitations) and till 08.03.2018, an amount of
Rs. 6232.30 Crores has already been released to State Governments.
 ANNEXURE

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (c) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1785 due
for answer on 12.03.2018
Total Household with tap connections as on
S. No. State 07/03/2018
1 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR 6604
2 ANDHRA PRADESH 2609841
3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 14154
4 ASSAM 118879
5 BIHAR 217946
6 CHHATTISGARH 376896
7 GOA 0
8 GUJARAT 4723961
9 HARYANA 1577244
10 HIMACHAL PRADESH 763320
11 JAMMU & KASHMIR 472172
12 JHARKHAND 219870
13 KARNATAKA 3413926
14 KERALA 1374506
15 MADHYA PRADESH 1153149
16 MAHARASHTRA 4905535
17 MANIPUR 21361
18 MEGHALAYA 5370
19 MIZORAM 14108
20 NAGALAND 15559
21 ODISHA 303799
22 PUDUCHERRY 41418
23 PUNJAB 1606239
24 RAJASTHAN 1134830
25 SIKKIM 87800
26 TAMIL NADU 2855731
27 TELANGANA 1791317
28 TRIPURA 21067
29 UTTAR PRADESH 136594
30 UTTARAKHAND 210198
31 WEST BENGAL 109822
Total 30303216